ASEAN COSMETIC DIRECTIVE

The Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the
Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines,
the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Member
States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as "ASEAN");

HAVING regard to the Principles of Harmonization of Cosmetic Regulations, the Common Technical
Documents for Cosmetics and the progress made in its implementation; and

DESIRING to implement the Agreement on the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme
signed on the ______ of September 2003.
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1 General Provisions

1. Member States shall undertake all necessary measures to ensure that only cosmetic products
which conform to the provisions of this Directive, its Annexes and Appendices may be placed
in the market.

2. Notwithstanding to Article 4 and without prejudice to Article 5 and Article 11, a Member State
may not, for reasons related to the requirements laid down in this Directive, its Annexes and
Appendices, refuse, prohibit or restrict the marketing of any cosmetic products which comply
with the requirements of this Directive, its Annexes and Appendices thereto.

3. The company or person responsible for placing the cosmetic products in the market, shall
notify the regulatory authority responsible for cosmetics (hereafter referred to as regulatory
authority) of each Member State where the product will be marketed of the place of the
manufacture or of initial importation before the product is placed in the market.

4. The company or person responsible for placing the cosmetic products in the market shall for
control purposes keep the product's technical and safety information readily accessible to the
regulatory authority of the Member State concerned.